Archive for June 19th, 2010
Remember These? AT&T’s You Will Commercials from 1993
Do you remember these commercials from 1993? It’s no longer “You will.” Today, it’s “You do.”
The idea of Father’s Day was conceived slightly more than a century ago by Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Wash., while she listened to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart, a widowed Civil War veteran who was left to raise his six children on a [...]
Internet Breathes New Life Into Clock Radio
In the 1980s and 1990s, a clock radio would have vied with underwear as the most boring gift. But according to The New York Times, that changed in recent years, thanks to the advent of digital music players, most notably the iPod. It gave the clock radio combination new life — and has made it [...]
The bean counters at Fast Company did the math on Dad’s holiday. 100th anniversary of the first observance in 1910. There are approximately 66,000,000 FATHERS in the U.S. Consumers spent an average of $91 on Father’s Day in 2009. One in Four dads spend less than an hour with their kids each day. Thirty-eight percent [...]
According to Studio5.com, the pillow tie was invented by BYU student Thomas Brown as a project for an entrepreneur class. His idea soon blossomed into an online company where people could order these funny, yet practical gifts. The tie inflates quickly and easily via a small opening on the backside to become a comfortable pillow. [...]
Father’s Day A Sign Of Recovery?
According to The Christian Science Monitor, there are plenty of signs these days pointing towards a slow, tepid recovery. Here’s a more hopeful indicator – the Father’s Day factor. The average adult will shell out $94.32 in Father’s Day gifts this year, up from $90.89 in 2009 according to a National Retail Federation (NRF) survey [...]
